Calling it how he sees it...Tom Knauff on the glider accident rate

I would be very interested in hearing more numbers on the accident rates of
aerotows in the US vs. winch launches in Europe.

Mike Schumann

wrote in message
ups.com...
I am in the process of starting a new soaring club (Boise, ID). I am
frequently asked by interested people about the safety of soaring,
especially compared to power flight.

Does anyone have the published statistics of soaring and powered flight
(even with the inherent errors mentioned above)? What are the
"official" numbers for soaring & powered accident rates?

Thanks,